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China Roundup: Taxi App Didi Dache Gets a $700 million Warchest

December 11, 2014 By Major Tian

This week, taxi app Didi Dache secured funding of more than $700 million, easily the biggest private investment in China’s mobile internet sector; LeTV announced an audacious plan to get into Tesla’s territory; and China’s import and export numbers slowed.

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Digital Economy, Finance, Know China, Policy and Law, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, Alipay, Apps, Car Rental, Didi Dache, Investment, IPOs, Slider, Technology, Tencent, Uber

Chinese Outbound Investment in Entertainment: Pass Me the Popcorn!

November 27, 2014 By Li Hui

Chinese outbound investment in entertainment is growing phenomenally. A look at the big deals like Dalian Wanda’s purchase of US-based AMC Entertainment.

Filed Under: All Articles, Finance, Infographics, Mergers and Acquisitions, Winning in China Tagged With: Alibaba, Chinese Outbound Investment, Fosun, Infographic, Investment, Movie Industry, TCL, Wanda

The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect Program: A Damp Squib?

November 25, 2014 By Major Tian

The long awaited Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect Program is finally here. But is it living up to its lofty goals?

Filed Under: All Articles, Finance, Stock Exchange Tagged With: China Securities Regulatory Commission, Foreign Exchange, Hong Kong, Investment, RMB, Slider, Stockmarket

The Lure—and Risks—of Emerging Market Bonds

November 12, 2014 By Major Tian

As the global economy looks to emerging markets for growth, investors rush in for the high yields of emerging market bonds. But what about the risks?

Filed Under: All Articles, Connections, Emerging Economies, Finance, Videos Tagged With: Bonds, Currency, Debt, Dollar, Economy, Emerging Markets, Foreign Exchange, Investment, Slider

Chinese Outbound Investment in Energy: Powering China

October 30, 2014 By Li Hui

As one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, China needs to actively scout for resources. A look at cases of Chinese outbound investment in energy.

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Finance, Infographics, Know China, Resources Tagged With: Chinese Outbound Investment, Coal, Energy, Green Investment, Infographic, Investment, Natural Gas, Shale Gas, Wind Energy

The Variable Interest Entity seems like a “Deliberate Nod and Wink”

October 29, 2014 By Mark Dreyer

Michael Brennan, a renowned academic in finance, on the variable interest entity structure, China’s capital markets and the internationalization of the renminbi.

Filed Under: All Articles, Chinese Economy, Connections, Economy, Finance Tagged With: Banking System, Currency, Government Regulation, Inflation, Investment, IPO, Slider, Variable Interest Entities, VIEs

Chinese Outbound Investment in Real Estate: Brick by Brick

October 16, 2014 By Li Hui

Anbang Insurance’s purchase of New York’s iconic Waldorf Astoria Hotel stunned many, but it’s only the tip of the Chinese outbound investment iceberg. In the first of our series on Chinese outbound investment, we take a look at the biggest real estate purchases made by Chinese companies.

Filed Under: All Articles, Finance, Infographics, Know China, Real Estate Tagged With: Chinese Outbound Investment, Fosun, Hotel, Investment, Outbound Market, Ping An Insurance, Real Estate, Slider, Wanda

Electric Cars in China. Unplugged!

September 29, 2014 By Sunny Oh

The government money is there, the producers are capable, so what is stopping electric cars in China from taking off?

Filed Under: All Articles, Automobile Industry, China, Digital Economy, Know China, Manufacturing, Policy and Law, Technology Tagged With: BYD, Electric Vehicles, Energy Policy, Environmental Pollution, EV, Government, Infrastructure, Investment, Slider, Tesla, Toyota, Volkswagen

Jack Ma Picked an “Excellent Time” for the Alibaba IPO

September 25, 2014 By Major Tian

The Alibaba IPO, which debuted on the NYSE recently, has broken all sorts of records. What are its prospects going forward?

Filed Under: All Articles, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Finance, Stock Exchange, Technology, Videos Tagged With: Alibaba IPO, Amazon, Chinese, Chinese Company, eBay, eCommerce, Investment, IPOs, Jack Ma, NYSE, Slider, Technology

China Roundup: No Good News Yet for China’s Economy; and the Spectacular Alibaba IPO Roadshow

September 12, 2014 By Major Tian

This week, new worries about China’s economy came to the fore even as Beijing reemphasized its intent to continue with reforms; the Alibaba IPO roadshow raised huge interest in the US; and Apple’s iPhone 6 won’t be coming to China any time soon. The Slowdown  Last week, a dip in China’s manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Economics, Finance, Know China, Stock Exchange, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba IPO, Apple, Chinese Economy, Credits, Economic Reform, Imports, Inflation, Investment, iPhone, Jack Ma, Slider, Technology, World Economic Forum

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